Today’s Thoughts: Often over the years as I have had the opportunity to reflect on today’s readings I have thought of the Beatles song "A Day in the Life." This song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. While the Gospel and the song have nothing in common, I have always thought of the title in terms of what picture the Gospel and the selection from of the Letter to the Hebrews paint for us today, A Day in the Life of Jesus.
It is interesting, I have done a little research about the song, Lennon and McCartney wrote their sections of the song at different times, Lennon using accounts from the newspaper and McCartney using memories from his youth. The two sets of lyrics were then put together with orchestral glissandos. What does this have to do with the Gospel, well think about how the Gospels were put together? The days of Jesus' life, not a daily rendering but events tied together by the overarching story of his life. Today, we have a day in the life of Jesus, crowds coming from every corner of the world it seems, healing with every touch, demons proclaiming he is "the Son of God," people everywhere! No room, no time for himself, no space to breathe. When you think about it Jesus had a very difficult life long before he got to Calvary. He was always in demand. How did he do it? How did he balance his ministry and his need to just be, to pray, to connect with friends? How did he stay focused? Stay refreshed? Stay motivated? In the Letter to the Hebrews, we encounter the other half of what it means for Jesus to be the High Priest. As the week began, we were introduced to Jesus the human High Priest and today we are introduced to Jesus the Divine High Priest. It seems at every turn Jesus carries the burden of us. Our challenge today is in our humanness to work toward the promise of eternal life. Sometimes seeing a picture of a day in the life of Jesus can be inspiring, sometimes it can be troubling, sometimes it can be tiring, sometimes it can be overwhelming. What does today's picture of a day in the life of Jesus say to you? To me it says he loved us very much and my task is to reflect that love, to be that love as I live this day! Have a holy and blessed Thursday everyone!
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